Including off-campus students in a positive learning experience
As semester 1 starts, many units are running with online supported learning for at least part of the semester for students impacted by travel restrictions….
supporting students
Don’t just bake any old cake – understanding our students to drive practical changes in our teaching
As the year kicks off, there’s always the fascinating mix of excitement for a fresh semester, intermingled with the more mundane “recipe” of things…
Getting to Know Your Students
Welcome to Welcome Week! Week 1 is just around the corner, and with it brings a new cohort of students to meet and engage….
Are we failing our students?
“Last year I failed a student” started @andrechemist in a heartfelt provocation that quickly spread around social media: Last year I failed a student….
Open Canvas sites – 2018 students’ choice
What makes a really great Canvas site from students’ perspectives? At the end of semester 1, 2018, over 5000 students from across the University…
Upcoming seminars on Indigenous, Maori and Pasifika students’ experiences of higher education
There are two Widening Participation Network seminars coming up on 12 and 13 October 2017. Indigenous students’ experiences of higher education: rippling stories of…
Belonging first: creating space for connection in learning and teaching
Large higher education institutions can be exciting and energising places to work, but they can also feel fragmented and, at times, isolating. Learning and…
Making complex topics tangible using collaborative whiteboards
Imagine walking into a first-year undergraduate class and asking students to explain feedback loops, interdependencies, or emergent behaviour. For many students, these ideas feel…
Rubrics: More than a marking tool
Assessment drives learning. At the University of Sydney, it serves three interconnected purposes: supporting students to act on feedback and improve (assessment for learning), developing students as independent,…
Navigating sensitive materials in the curriculum and classroom
One core purpose of universities is to test ideas against evidence. Sometimes that means engaging with material that is confronting, contested, or deeply personal…